Simply entering a contest is a great way to build your portfolio and your confidence.

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2017 Annual Photographer's Forum magazine contest:pfm​agazine.com/​ENTRY GIFT: 2FREE ISSUES OF PHOTOGRAPHER'S FORUM MAGAZINE ($10 Value - Just for Entering!) You can Either enter on line or mail entry, digital or film prints are OK.

Past finalist in the contest, WFHS student, Kamrun Nahar:

Congratulations to WFHS Photography Student Kamrun Nahar who was a past Finalist in the Photography Forum Magazine Contest!

A very interesting competition to consider for the future or even to attend:ArtPrize® is an open, independently organized international art competitionwww.artprize.org/about

​BIDAWEE - 9TH ANNUAL LOVE YOUR PET - Deadline is Feb 6th

Bideawee has been receiving some beautiful photograph entries in our 9th Annual Love Your Pet Art Contest! We are looking forward to seeing many more and hope you will participate once again in this year’s contest.

Students in grades 9-12 are invited to submit photography for Bideawee’s online Love Your Pet Art Contest. Visit www.bideawee.org/loveyourpet to submit your photo today! The contest deadline is February 6th. Online voting is open to the public, so get your friends and family to vote for your photo and the winning student will receive Gift Cards from our supporters at Target, Splish Splash, Tanger Outlets, Dave & Busters... and more!

Now over: look for this contest next year!​DREXEL PHOTOGRAPHY HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST;

Costs $10.00, you may enter 3 photos. You must submit online by November 22, 2016. If yours is chosen you will have to send a nice print by January 11th, 2017. The Awards are as follows:

World Photography organization:

The competition helps young photographers grow and flourish into the next stages of their careers. Judges are looking for good composition, creativity and clear photographs. This year, we are asking our young photographers to respond to the brief: Beautywww.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/2017/youth​

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS™:

IPA is a sister-effort of the Lucie Foundation, 501(c) 3 non-profit, charitable foundation whose mission is to honor master photographers, discover and cultivate emerging talent and promote the appreciation of photography worldwide. www.photoawards.com/about/​

Congressional Art Competition:

Sponsored by the National Geographic, this annual photography competition is open to legal residents of the United States in grades 9-12. Entrants must submit an original photograph that encompasses what exploration or adventure means to them, along with a short description (100 words or less) explaining this. Each entrant is eligible to submit up to five photographs for judging. The Grand Prize winner has the option of an all-inclusive trip to Paris, London, Prague or San Francisco for a National Geographic Student Expedition Photography Workshop. The value of this prize is estimated to be US$7,000. The 2nd and 3rd place prizewinners receive a $250 and $100 gift certificate to the National Geographic online store. Applications are judged on photographic quality (50%), how well the photograph conveys a sense of exploration or adventure (25%) and the quality of the photograph’s description (25%). ​

Ocean Awareness Student Contest

Each year the contest is open to middle and high school students around the world who submit works in up to four existing categories – Art, Poetry, Prose, and Film. In 2015 the Contest received nearly 1,100 entries from 43 states and 34 countries, and awarded over $83,000 in scholarships to 180 students, teachers, and their schools. www.fromthebowseat.org/about.php